HMCS AMHERST K148

 

Flower Class Corvette

 


 

 

Source: the UBoat.net

HMCS AMHERST K148

Source: The Legion Magazine 05 Jun 2008 by Marc Milner

 

Laid down: 23 May 1940

Launched: 04 Dec 1940

Commissioned: 05 Aug 1941

Paid off: 11 Jul 1945

Fate: Sold to the Venezuelan Navy and re-named Carabobo. Sunk on route to Venezuela in Dec 1945

 

Built by Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., HMCS AMHERST was commissioned on 05 Aug 1941 at Saint John, N.B. She arrived at Halifax on 22 Aug 1941 and after working up, joined Newfoundland command in Oct 1941. She was steadily employed as an ocean escort for the succeeding three years, during which time she was involved in two particularly hard-fought convoy battles: ON.127 (Aug 1942) and SC.107 (Oct 1942). She had joined EG C-4 in Aug 1942. Her only real respite was between May and Nov 1943, when she under went a major refit at Charlottetown, including the extension of her fo'c's'le. After workups at Pictou, N.S., she returned to the North Atlantic grind until Sep 1944, when she began another long refit, this time at Liverpool, N.S. Following workups in Bermuda in Jan 1945, she joined Halifax Force, but in Mar 1945 was lent to EG C-7 for one round trip to the U.K. She was paid off 11 Jul 1945 at Sydney, and placed in reserve at Sorel. Sold in to the Venezuelan Navy.  Re-named ARV CARABOBO, she was wrecked on passage to Venezuela in December, 1945 after striking Seal Rock Shoal.

 


 

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos

 


 

Commanding Officers

 

LCdr Alexander Keith Young, RCNR - 05 Aug 1941 - 20 Nov 1941

Lt H.G. Denyer, RCNR - 21 Nov 1941 - 19 Sep 1942

A/LCdr Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, RCNVR - 20 Sep 1942 - 24 May 1944

Lt Donald McNeish Fraser, RCNVR - 25 May 1944 - 16 Dec 1944

Lt Kenneth William Winsby, RCNVR - 17 Dec 1944 - 11 Jul 1945

 


 

     In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice    

     Lest We Forget     

 

LEY, James E.

LS, RCNVR

died - 05 Oct 1942

PAGEOT, Joseph H.

Stwd, RCNVR

died - 25 Nov 1943

  


 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 


 

Former Crew Members

 

Adams, Chalmers, Lt - 1944

 

Bartlett, Frank, A/WT (E), RCNR - 27 Jul 1943

 

Farley, Albert Leonard, Lt, RCNVR - 27 Jan 1945

 

Galt, John Strahan, Lt, RCNVR - 08 Jul 9143

 

Harrison, Godfrey, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 May 1941

Higgins, George Alexander, Slt, RCNVR - 29 Apr 1942

 

Johnson, James, Lt - 1944

 

Koring, Joern Eiler, Slt, RCNR - 24 Jun 1941 (Stand by)

 

Marshall, Allan Greig, Lt, RCNVR - 26 Jul 1943

 

Marshall, Peter, Lt - 1944

Roy, Ian Drummond, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1943

 

Rutherford, William Ritchie, Lt, RCNVR - 09 Apr 1945

 

Thom, Robert Rundell, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1943

 

Young, Alexander Keith, A/LCdr, RCNR - 06 Feb 1941  (Stand by)

 


 

Photos and Documents

 

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(AMH001) HMCS AMHERST K148  // RCN photo

(AMH002) HMCS AMHERST K148  //  From the collection of Ivan Chamberlain  //  Courtesy of Dave Chamberlain

 



 

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(RC01) HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC02) Carley floats on HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC03) HMCS AMHERST picking up survivors

(RC04) German prisoners in Boston.  HMCS AMHERST alongside the jetty

(RC05) British sub N28 photographed from HMCS AMHERST K148

 

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(RC06-RC09) A rough North Atlantic

 

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(RC10) Unknown Canadian Corvettes photographed from HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC11) North Atlantic convoy after a storm

(RC12) Unknown Canadian destroyer

(RC13) A calm North Atlantic - a few ships can be see in the distance

(RC14)Modified sleeping arrangements on HMCS AMHERST K148 - hammocks slung by the funnel  //  Note the convoy in the distance to the left in the photo

 

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(RC15) Unidentified tanker seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC16) HMCS AMHERST K148 taking a wave

(RC17) Unknown sub seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC18) On the hill overlooking the entrance to the harbour at St John's, Nfld

(RC19) A calm day on the North Atlantic

 

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(RC20) Convoy seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC21) Unknown sub seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC22) Unknown trawler seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

(RC23) Royal Navy corvette HMS BEGONIA K66

(RC24) Convoy seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

 

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(RC25) Convoy seen from HMCS AMHERST K148

From the collection of Robert Gordon Coleman

Courtesy of Sue Horsley

 


 

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(OC03) Unknown sailors in the after gun tub on HMCS AMHERST K148

(OC04-OC05) HMCS AMHERST'S Chiefs and Petty Officers on the depth charge storage racks just forward of the depth charge rails

(OC06) Unidentified allied submarines seen from HMCS AMHERST K148 - location unknown

(OC07) Large dog on the jetty with HMCS AMHERST K148 in the background.  Ship's mascot??

 

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(OC08) Unknown Petty Officer on the jetty with rather large dog with HMCS AMHERST K148 in the background

(OC09) Two unknown CPOs on HMCS AMHERST K148 at St. John's, Nfld

(OC10) Unknown seaman nd Petty Officer on HMCS AMHERST K148 at sea

(OC11) Unknown PO? and unknown seaman on HMCS AMHERST K148 at St. John's, Nfld

(OC12) Unknown seaman and Petty Officer on HMCS AMHERST K148. Coast of Newfoundland in the background

 

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(OC13-OC15) Unknown ERA's in the Engine Room of HMCS AMHERST K148

 

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(OC16) HMCS AMHERST K148

From the collection of CPO EA Orval Clingersmith, RCNVR

Courtesy of Shirley (Clingersmith) Godfree


 

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